🏢 An apartment complex on wheels?!

🎉 Breaking Ground

• According to Rev. Alex Gee and Lilada Gee, the purpose of Madison’s new Center for Black Excellence and Culture is to be a place where past, present, and future blackness can be discussed and taught.
• Crews will build the 37,000-square-foot building at 655 W. Badger Road.
• Dig Deeper: Rev. Alex Gee joined the City Cast Madison podcast to share more on his vision for Madison [Cap Times, City Cast Madison 🎧]

🏢 4-Story Apartment Building On Wheels?

• On Thursday morning, a crew from John Fontain Inc. began moving a 400-tonapartment building to make room for a 12-story development.
• The 112-wheeled trailer carried the building to its new location on West Mifflin Street. [🔒WSJ]

🚗 Car Crash and Chase

• A person led police on a chase after driving into oncoming traffic and crashing many times.
• The driver then began to flee on foot, but was stopped by police. They are now facing charges. [Channel 3000]

Meet Marty, City Cast Madison’s emotional support dog. He moved here from Oakland, California, bringing producer Phil Surkis with him. Marty is 9, and to him, Madison is the most glorious retirement he could have asked for. Rabbits, snow, birds, and a plentiful squirrel population is what he appreciates the most about Mad Town. He was named after Martin Short, because he is short and funny. Not Marty McFly.

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Celebrating Juneteenth, Affordable Housing Developments and Non-Melting Ice Cream

On this week’s news roundup, City Cast Madison podcast host Host Bianca Martin and City Cast Madison producer Phil Surkis recap Madison’s celebration at the Center for Black Excellence and Culture during this year’s Juneteenth. They also dive into the complicated issue surrounding the lack of affordable housing with the approval of four new housing projects. Plus, ice cream that doesn’t melt?! How can that be? UW-Madison food scientists have the answer!